"It's a real shame for him as he's actually playing great rugby but it's a good opportunity for us to get him right and make sure we don't get a recurrence of this because it must be hugely frustrating for him.

"He's got himself into great form and now he'll miss the RBS 6 Nations. He went to push-off and accelerate around the corner and saw it go. He's deeply disappointed but he'll be back a better player."

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